Haitian Chicken In Sauce

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (3 1/2-4 lb) fryer, cut into 1/8 's
• 1 large onion, sliced thin
• 1 scotch bonnet pepper, chopped fine
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed or 3 minced garlic
• 3/4 cup tomato sauce
• 3 tablespoons sugar or 3 tablespoons splenda sugar substitute
• salt, to taste
• 2 -3 limes or 2 -3 lemons
• vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 wash chicken well & pat dry.
• 2 rub each piece with limes/lemons and sprinkle with salt.
• 3 heat oil in heavy ovenproof pan.
• 4 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 5 fry chicken pieces in hot oil.
• 6 meanwhile, in a bowl, combine garlic, sugar, tomato sauce and salt; mix well.
• 7 after 5 minutes of frying the chicken, add sliced onions and chopped pepper, for 5-7 minutes.
• 8 remove pan from heat and drain excess oil and add the tomato mixture, stirring well.
• 9 place the pan in oven & bake uncovered for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked completely.
• 10 transfer chicken to serving platter lined with lettuce and onion rounds and with a pile of "picklese" #148276 vegetables.
• 11 served with diri blanc (plain rice) - pour sauce over rice.